Maxine Waters — Voting Record & Political Positions

U.S. Representative for CA's 43rd Congressional District · Democrat

Maxine Waters is a Democrat U.S. Representative for CA's 43rd Congressional District. This page tracks Maxine Waters's congressional voting record, attendance, legislative effectiveness, and positions on key issues. In office since 1991.

Maxine Waters's Voting Record at a Glance

• Voting attendance: 91.15% — cast 484 of 531 roll-call votes (missed 47).
• Party-line voting: votes with Democrat 93.74% of the time (6.26% of votes break with the party).
• Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 3819 bills, 204 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Maxine Waters Votes On

• Taxation
• Defense Spending
• Immigration
• Health Insurance
• Climate Change
• Infrastructure

How Maxine Waters Voted on Recent Bills

• Yea on “Ukraine Support Act” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2913) to authorize support for Ukraine, and for other purposes.” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Nay on “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027” (2026-06-04) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) — Failed
• Yea on “Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2025” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Yea on “Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Nay on “No Funds for Repeat Child Care Violations Act of 2026” (2026-06-03) — Passed
• Not Voting on “Alaska’s Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act” (2026-06-03) — Passed

When Maxine Waters Broke With the Democrat Party

Maxine Waters has voted against the Democrat majority on about 6.3% of party-line votes tracked. Recent examples:

• Voted Yea on “Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from Lebanon.” (2026-06-04) while most Democrats voted No — Failed.
• Voted Nay on “Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025” (2026-05-12) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Yea on “A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.” (2026-04-30) while most Democrats voted No — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency Act of 2026” (2026-04-14) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.
• Voted Nay on “Reaffirming Iran remains the largest state sponsor of terrorism.” (2026-03-05) while most Democrats voted Yea — Passed.

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